Table lamp by Hans Agne Jakobsson. Whitepainted metal, arm of teak and brassfoot. Height 60 cm. Markaryd, 1950/60's. Model B54.
Hans- Agne Jakobsson
(1919-2009 ) was a
Swedish interior decorator and furniture designer most active between the 1950s and 70s. Jakobsson was born in Havdhem on Gotland in Sweden in 1919. Hans-Agne Jakobsson first was a carpenter and then continued his education in Gothenburg, graduating with a degree in architecture. He was first hired by General Motors as an industrial designer and then worked as an assistant to both well known Carl Malmsten (1888-1972) and Werner West (1890-1959).
Hans- Agne Jakobssons lighting received great international attention. He was experimenting with a wide range of materials as brass, iron, glass, fabric, and wood shavings, Jakobsson mastered both the direction and color of the light.